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Most of the Time
By Angel Star

Yes! I stop to chart while reading aloud during a mini-lesson in Reading Workshop but not during read-aloud at other times. The reason I would stop to chart is when focusing on a comprehension strategy. Other reading strategies
such as problem/solution, sequencing events, cause/effect, etc. can be charted after reading. The comprehension strategies are strategies we use while reading, therefore are charted while reading. It does not break the flow of the book/strategy discussion...it adds to their understanding. We may have to take more than one sitting to get through a book, but my kids remember these stories

in great detail and our thinking is displayed on the charts that we've completed together. The whole focus is to encourage thinking while reading.

Please see my blog, Strategies and Such, for examples of these charts. You'll have to click on "comments" to find them.